When Medical Emergency Hits Delta Flight, Tim Tebow Takes Action

Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, who famously commanded huddles on the football field, was back in a leadership role on Sunday when a Delta flight headed for Phoenix had a medical emergency.

One witness said the flight was typical until an older passenger began having heart problems and went unconscious. The Daily Caller reported that the man’s heart stopped beating.

Another passenger, Richard Gotti, posted on Facebook that several people jumped into action to help. “I watched strangers from all over the world and every ethnicity come to the help of this man for over an hour!” he said. “Whether it was chest compressions, starting an IV, helping breathe life into this man, or praying everyone helped!”

Gotti continued, “Then all of a sudden, I observed a guy walking down the aisle. That guy was Tim Tebow. He met with the family as they cried on his shoulder! I watched Tim pray with the entire section of the plane for this man. He made a stand for God in a difficult situation. The plane landed in Phoenix and that was the first time they got a pulse back!”

According to the unnamed passenger, the crew did a commendable job controlling the situation. He also said the appearance of Tebow, who emerged from business class asking what he could do to help, was unexpected but very calming.

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The Daily Caller reported, “No previous attempts to save the man had worked, but when the plane landed the man miraculously got his pulse back after Tebow’s prayers.”

Another passenger, Pamela Rainey, posted a photo of Tebow on Instagram, and in the caption wrote, “We had a medical emergency on the flight. Tim helped the family deplane with their baggage.”